Caesarean section in nulliparous women of advanced maternal age has been reduced in Sweden and Norway since the 1970s: A register-based study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1591-1596

  Waldenstrom U ^a   Gottvall, K ^a,b   Rasmussen, S ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Advanced age; caesarean section; nulliparous women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTHING POSITION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NORWAY; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 84869883012     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03510.x     Document Type: Article

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